Monday, January 13, 2020
Storms
Good Morning!
Saturday night was quite a
stormy evening. I hope that if you live in the path of the storm, you did not sustain
any damage. Storms remind me of a good
ol’ song that my buddy, Frank Thaxton, used to sing … ‘Til the Storm Passes
By. It has been a long time since I heard …
In
the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face
While
storm raged above me and there’s no hiding place
‘Neath
the crash of the thunder, precious Lord hear my cry
Keep
me safe ‘til the storm passes by
‘Til
the storm passes over, ‘til the thunder sounds no more
‘Til
the clouds roll forever from the sky
Hold
me fast, let me stand in the hollow of thy hand
Keep
me safe ‘til the storm passes by..
Storms of life come in
many different ways. You may be in the
middle of a life-storm even as I write this Good Morning message. How can you hold on in the storm? Well, the disciples wee in a literal storm
one night upon the Sea of Galilee. Jesus
was in the bow, fast asleep, while the disciples were in fear of their life …
let’s take a look …
Matthew
8:23-27 English
Standard Version (ESV)
Jesus Calms a Storm
23 And when he
got into the boat, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold,
there arose a great storm on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the
waves; but he was asleep. 25 And they went and woke him, saying, “Save us, Lord; we
are perishing.” 26 And he said
to them, “Why are you afraid, O you of
little faith?” Then he rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there
was a great calm. 27 And the men marveled,
saying, “What sort of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him?”
How do we endure a storm? We
endure by turning to God in faith, recognizing that He controls all things …
even the forces of nature … even the source of life. The disciples did the right thing … they called
on Jesus. We should do so as well … trusting
in Him. Psalms 4:8 says:
In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for
you alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
‘Til
the storm passes over … ‘til the thunder sounds no more
‘Til
the clouds roll forever from the sky
Hold
me fast … let me stand … in the hollow of Thy hand
Keep
me safe …’til the storm passes by.
My prayer for you is that
you will have a blessed day.
Agape’
Mr. Jim
Prayer: Father, there are many storms in life. Help
me to remember that when a storm strikes, You are always present. Remind me to
turn to You in faith, trusting Your bountiful goodness and grace towards me. In
Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture for today: Matthew 8:23-27; Psalms 4:8
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